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[–] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 15 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

Sometimes the Simpsons parodied things so well, that it's only later on in life that I realize iconic and hilarious Simpson moments were actually parodies.

The Cape Fear episode. The Citizen Kane episode. The Thelma and Louise episode. The Planet of the Apes musical.

fuckin' classics

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 8 points 10 hours ago

The Planet of the Apes musical.

This one threw my head for a spin. Had to take a deep dive to disentangle what was original and what the Simpsons added.

And frankly, some of the Simpsons musical numbers would have done the original films credit.

[–] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 16 points 11 hours ago

It's been a while, but as far as I can remember, I liked Hot Shots way better than Top Gun.

[–] Whitebrow@lemmy.world 27 points 12 hours ago (3 children)
[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 17 points 12 hours ago

No, it's satire. Or it used to be anyway. But it's not a parody of anything.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 15 points 12 hours ago

It’s not a parody it’s a documentary so no.

[–] venotic@kbin.melroy.org 14 points 12 hours ago

I think we're seeing things happen that not even Idiocracy could predict.

[–] princess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 11 hours ago
[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 16 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Steamboat Willie was a parody of Steamboat Bill Jr., a Buster Keaton film.

[–] singletona@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 4 points 10 hours ago (2 children)
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[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 14 points 11 hours ago (3 children)
[–] huquad@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 hours ago

I'm gonna deck you in the snoz

[–] junkthief@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 6 hours ago

I hate that joke with a passion because one of the members of our D&D group said it constantly in game and it never worked with the scenes. One of the many reasons the group "disbanded" but still met without him.

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 16 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Don Quixote

The Princess Bride

Cold Comfort Farm

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 8 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (2 children)

I think a lot of Whitest Kid's U Know stuff genuinely transcends the topics its mocking by how good it is.

For example: WKUK - Kennedy Assasination

That song at 3:41 swims into my head from time to time, when I'm feeling stressed or overworked or uncertain about the future:

Somewhere out in space there is a place,
Where I can do what I want to,
And all at my own pace.

Somewhere out of time I hope I'll find,
A place where I can just unwind,
And work on my own mind.

Oh send me a signal, oh give me a prayer,
I just need to know that there's some spot out there,
Where I could be me and you could be you...

Just a pure sentiment longing for free time, personal agency, co-existence, brotherhood, and harmony -- which I think are topics everyone can click with.

[–] rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I've spent the last couple of hours re-watching WKUK skits because of you.

Man those guys are funny.

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[–] jared@mander.xyz 3 points 11 hours ago

RIP local sexpot.

[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

Gintama.

Took me a while to realize the whole post-war samurai living in an era of peace premise was just Kenshin but with aliens.

[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] maltasoron@sopuli.xyz 1 points 9 hours ago

Dragon Ball Z Abridged

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 5 points 12 hours ago

Family Guys "Blue Harvest"

[–] ValiantDust@feddit.org 2 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen is a satire of Gothic novels in general, and The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe in particular. Several others are referenced by name in the story and for many of them it's probably the only reason they are even remembered today.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world -1 points 10 hours ago
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